Month of Generosity
October 2025
Open hearts, open hands
God is generous. He loves to give. It is the delight of His children to share His traits, and to show what He is like to all the world. Therefore, we aim to live with a posture of openness –ready to receive from God all that He has and ready to give to our world all that He would have us give. The month of generosity helps us put that into practice.
This year we are highlighting five ministries that are especially meaningful to us because of impact they have in our city and country.
Through these five ministries:
– Indigenous women in Canada are equipped to see a new story written in their lives;
– the unique and urgent needs of children living in poverty are being met;
– refugees coming to our city are given material, spiritual, and social support;
– children with disabilities are enabled to thrive
– Youth are given the opportunity to encounter the love and life of Jesus Christ
New Story Community
Helping Indigenous women write a new story
Many Indigenous women face a variety of barriers to the dreams they have for themselves. New Story Community is about removing some of those barriers. New Story provides a safe and nurturing space for a small community of Indigenous women to begin or to continue their healing journey. Each woman is given the opportunity to:
– explore the truth of her identity both as an Indigenous woman and as a follower of Jesus.
– to learn and to grow spiritually, educationally, socially, and vocationally.
– to learn many life & employment skills
Compassion
Releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name
Holistic child development is what makes Compassion’s ministry so effective in the many different contexts where children in poverty find themselves around the world.
For children to thrive, it’s imperative to meet their needs in a holistic—or comprehensive—way. Every child has unique needs because of their unique context. Compassion responds to the unique needs of the children we serve in partnership with over 8,000 local churches worldwide. Their programs seek to support a child’s physical, cognitive, social-emotional, and spiritual development.
Journey Home Community
Journey Home Community (JHC) offers transitional housing, settlement assistance and relational support to refugee claimant families. They envision welcoming refugees into a community where they experience hope and belonging, meaningful relationships, a place to give and receive, a safe place to call home, and access to available systems and resources. Why? Because this type of welcome will promote flourishing in their new country.
Gift Cards for Christmas
Support their work by donating gift cards from Walmart along with a friendly and welcoming message in a Christmas Card. This enables parents to find and choose the most appropriate gifts for their family.
If you choose to do this please that you leave the gift cards separate from the card so JHC can distribute them in an equitable fashion to families in need.
ICC
International China Concern is a Christian development organization that provides love, hope and opportunity to children with disabilities and strives to end abandonment by keeping families together. They do this in three ways:
– assisting parents with therapy services and training, special education programs and emotional support to help stabilize the family situation;
– coming alongside children with disabilities in welfare centres to provide the nurturing environment and support services that are often lacking; and
– assisting young adults in developing life skills, exploring vocations and receiving job training.
Daybreak Point Bible Camp
Daybreak Point Bible Camp aims to encourage campers to encounter the love and life of Jesus Christ through:
- Christ-centred teaching and programs
- Christian Community
- Personal relationships
- A safe and fun camp experience
This ministry has been operating on Anvil Island since 1939 and currently run nine week long summer camps and fall weekend retreat camps. We contribute financially and provide volunteers to this camp.
Our Invitation
+ Consider & Discuss
Consider how you and your family, friends or community group could participate in this initiative. It might be helpful to discuss the following questions, which organization’s mission most resonates with your passion? Who does Jesus call His followers to be? How does generosity relate to following Jesus? Where do we want to see people helped most?
+ Pray
We invite you to spend time this month asking God to grow your heart for the things He cares about.
Ask for God to bless the organizations in their efforts to serve the marginalized, newcomers, and people living with disabilities.
Ask God move in His Church in Vancouver to serve, care, and meet the needs of others in our city.
+ Give
Over the next month we encourage you to practice generosity by supporting these five organizations by giving to their work and praying for their work. You can give with an offering envelope in person or online via tithe.ly
Online
On tithe.ly sure to select the organization you want to give to on the tab. There will be the five to choose from.
Offering Envelope
Be sure to write a note indicating which organization you would like to give to.
E-transfer
You can send your gift to giving@cascadeschurch.ca She sure to include a note indicating which organization you’d like to give to.